Dosimetric properties of natural Brazilian topaz: A thermally stimulated exoelectronic emission and thermoluminescence study

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 166, Issue , 2000, Pages 209-214

  Souza, Divanízia N ^a   Valerio, Mário Ernesto G ^b   De Lima, José Fernandes ^b   Caldas, Linda V E ^c  

^a University of Sergipe   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON EMISSION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PHOTONS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; X RAYS;

THERMALLY STIMULATED EXOELECTRONIC EMISSION (TSEE);

TOPAZ;

EID: 0033738621     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-583X(99)00746-6     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Y.S. Horowitz, Thermoluminescence and Thermoluminescent Dosimetry, CRC Press, FL, USA, 1984.
2. F.D.G. Rocha, Desenvolvimento de um Sistema de Emissão Exoeletrônica Termicamente Estimulada para Aplicação em Dosimetria, PhD thesis, Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, São Paulo, Brazil, 1997.
3. A.L. Gandini, R.M.S. Bello, K. Fuzikawa, J.C. Gaspar, N.F. Botelho, S.V. Coelho, V.R. Marciano, A.M. Pimenta, D.P. Sviero, in: Proceedings of the IX Semana de Geoquímica-II Congresso de Geoquímica dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal, 1993, p. 233.
4. Abbott R.N. Jr. Canadian Mineralogist. 28:1990;827.
5. Ribbe P.H., Gibbs G.V. The American Mineralogist. 56:1971;30.
6. Moss A.L., McKlveen J.W. Health Phys. 34:1978;137.
7. Azorin J., Salvi R.P.C., Gutiérrez A. Health Phys. 43:1982;590.
8. Lima C.A.F., Rosa L.A.R., Cunha P.G. Appl. Radiat. Isot. 37:1986;135.
9. Souza D.N., de Lima J.F., Valerio M.E.G. Rad. Eff. Def. Sol. 135:1995;109.
10. Souza D.N., de Lima J.F., Valerio M.E.G. Mater. Sci. Forum. 239-241:1997;765.
11. McDougall D.J. Thermoluminescence of Geological Materials. 1968;Academic Press, New York.
12. Rendell H.M., Townsend P.D., Wood R.A., Luff B.J. Radiat. Meas. 23:1994;441.